In new Covid-19 guidance, CDC recommends 5 key strategies to reopen schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released guidelines for reopening schools that focus on five key Covid-19 mitigation…
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine sharply reduces symptomatic Covid-19 in the real world, Israeli researchers say
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce symptomatic coronavirus infections by more than 90% in the real world, Israeli researchers…
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More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the…
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5th Las Cruces Public Schools educator dies from Covid-19
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A longtime teacher at Mesa Middle School has become the fifth Las Cruces Public Schools educator to die from Covid-19,…
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El Paso man arrested for practicing medicine on pets without a license
EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso Police Department have arrested a man on charges that he has been practicing veterinary medicine…
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Fauci shifts timeline on when general public will get vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Anthony Fauci said vaccines won’t be available to the “general public” before mid- to late May or early…
Continue Reading The US just saw its lowest Covid-19 daily case count since October. But here’s why experts are still worried
The US on Monday reported more than 53,800 new Covid-19 infections: its lowest daily case count since October and a vastly different number from…
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Where things stand in El Paso 2 months into vaccine distribution
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It has been just over two months since the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine were administered in El Paso. Since then,…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ virus stimulus relief plan
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Democrats were busy last week advancing a wide range of coronavirus relief provisions, all part of President Joe…
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21 new El Paso virus deaths; ages range from 30s to 100s
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 21 virus deaths and 150 new cases Tuesday morning. El Paso’s pandemic…
Continue Reading Common genetic test often wrong when identifying rare disease-causing variants such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, study says
A genetic test used to detect common traits many people share is not reliable in identifying rare disease-causing variations, such as those that can…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County elementary schools are cleared to reopen as Covid-19 case rates fall
Elementary schools in Los Angeles County will be allowed to reopen for in-person learning starting Tuesday, after county health officials announced…
Continue Reading White violence and Black protests during the 1918 flu have a lesson for today
Adella Bond fired her revolver outside her window into the South Philadelphia air, hoping to attract police as a mob of Irish American people…
Continue Reading Cities and states begin delaying Covid-19 vaccine distribution because of winter storms
Vaccine distribution in states and cities across the US are slowing down because of winter storms that have left more than a third of the continental…
Continue Reading Bars and Covid-19 safety rules don’t mix, study found
Is it possible to make bars safe in a pandemic? One experiment in Scotland last summer went flat, according to new research published Monday in the…
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Immunize El Paso says it could vaccinate 1,000 El Pasoans a day, but the state of Texas has yet to act
EL PASO, Texas — Immunize El Paso says it is waiting on the state of Texas to allow it to vaccinate more area residents against Covid-19. To date…
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Cities and states begin delaying vaccine distribution because of winter storms
Vaccine distribution in states and cities across the US are slowing down because of winter storms that have left more than a third of the continental…
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Southern New Mexico has 3 of state’s 9 latest virus deaths
SANTA FE. New Mexico — New Mexico health officials reported 200 additional Covid-19 cases on Monday and nine deaths. Three of those new…
Continue Reading Storm, power outages impact Texas’ vaccine distribution
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas health officials say the bad weather has delayed the shipment of more Covid-19 vaccines to the state until at least…
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Hospitals of Providence to allow some visits for non-Covid patients
EL PASO, Texas — The Hospitals of Providence on Monday moved to allow limited visitations by relatives and friends for those hospitalized for…
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Chihuahua state begins vaccinating seniors against virus amid over 2,500 Juarez deaths
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The Chihuahua Ministry of Health began vaccinating senior citizens in ten municipalities across the state Monday after…
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Nearly all US kids live in red zones under new CDC school guidance
About 89% of children in the US live in a county considered a red zone with high levels of Covid-19 transmission under new school opening guidelines…
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El Paso’s virus vaccination efforts go on despite winter storm
EL PASO, Texas — Both El Paso city and the county continued administering the coronavirus vaccine on Monday after a winter storm blew into the…
Continue Reading Here’s why Covid-19 numbers keep gradually improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)
Kudos to all the Americans who’ve been responsible about mask wearing and social distancing. Health experts say your efforts are paying off.…
Continue Reading ‘Revenge bedtime procrastination’ could be robbing you of precious sleep time
After a long day of working from home, Hadly Clark spends her evening hours mindlessly swiping through her phone. She powers through her usual…
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Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations found in New Mexico, some other states
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Researchers said they have identified a batch of similar and troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating…
Continue Reading Singles Awareness Day: The benefits of being single
An increasing number of people around the world are opting to go solo. The number of American men and women who have never been married, are divorced…
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Biden’s special Obamacare enrollment period opens Monday. Here’s what you need to know
Uninsured Americans who want to buy Affordable Care Act coverage have another three months to do so, thanks to an executive order President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading ‘These numbers are people’: How Covid-19 death data honors lives lost
On April 16, Angelina Proia was one of thousands of people tuned in to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily Covid-19 briefing. That day early in…
Continue Reading Widespread vaccinations in the US won’t come until the summer. Here’s what’s been driving down Covid-19 cases so far
More than 38 million Americans have so far received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not the vaccinations that…
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